Informal Advisory Group on EBSAs: Discussion Forum
BACKGROUND ON THE FORUM
This online discussion forum for members of the Informal Advisory Group (IAG) on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) is intended to provide IAG members an opportunity for discussion and sharing of views on particular issues relevant to EBSAs. It was developed in keeping with a request from the Conference of the Parties that available means of electronic communication be used to reduce the requirement for face-to-face meetings.
Participants will be invited to consider a number of guiding questions, posted periodically by the Secretariat, and organized by "threads" (topics). Participants are invited to post comments and engage in the discussions by subscribing to one or more of the existing threads, which are being developed in accordance with the scope of work of the IAG.
PARTICIPATION IN THE FORUM
Participation in the Forum is open only to members of the EBSA Informal Advisory Group (list of members available in as indicated in notification 2023-065). The forum is not publicly visible beyond IAG members, but the discussions of the forum will be synthesized into a report to be posted at the end of the term of the IAG.
To participate and post comments or questions in the forum, you must sign-in using your CBD account. If you forget your password or need to set one, please use the following link. Participants are invited to observe the following guidelines:
1. Briefly introduce yourself when posting your first message (name, country/organization and institutional affiliation);
2. Respond to the thread(s) started by the moderator;
3. Subscribe to the thread(s) to follow and receive notifications;
4. Keep messages brief, concise and relevant to the topic or question being discussed;
5. Ensure that the messages are relevant to the topic/question being discussed;
6. Provide the reference number of a previous posting when responding to it;
7. Make the subject header of your post as descriptive as possible about the content of the message so that other participants can easily decide which messages to read and respond to;
8. Make sure that the text or files attached do not contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar file deficiencies;
9. Be respectful of others’ viewpoints.
If you encounter technical difficulties, please write to jacqueline.grekin@un.org.